'Financial Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy': House Judiciary Opens Probe Into Jared Kushner

Key Points:

• Congressman Jamie Raskin announced a "sweeping" investigation into Jared Kushner's alleged self-enrichment through his international investment firm, Affinity Partners, while serving as a White House envoy in the Middle East.
• Raskin accuses Kushner of creating a "glaring and incurable conflict of interest" by soliciting billions from Gulf monarchies for private business ventures while involved in sensitive U.S. diplomatic negotiations.
• Kushner's firm has amassed over $6 billion in assets, with 99% of funding from foreign nationals, including sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, raising concerns about his dual roles as diplomat and businessman.
• The investigation aims to explore Kushner's conduct to inform potential reforms in bribery laws, conflict of interest rules, and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), with Kushner required to provide detailed communications by April 30.
• Raskin highlights the ethical dilemma of Kushner's financial ties to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, urging transparency and full cooperation from Kushner to clarify the merging of his business interests and government duties.